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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62413	A true history of all the memorable transactions that have happen'd in England, Scotland, Ireland, Flanders, &c. relating to state affairs, sieges, battles, sea-fights, and other naval matters With a particular relation of all the plots and conspiracies against the life of King William and his government, at home and abroad: also by what means they were discovered and defeated, by signal providences: from his coming to the crown, to this present year, 1696. Especially a large account of the late horrid conspiracy, to assassine his sacred life, and bring in a French power. Likewise the confessions and executions of divers of the conspirators, and other things worthy of note.	J. S.	1696 (1696)	Wing S99A; ESTC R3293	88,755	215

A TRUE HISTORY Of ALL the Memorable Transactions That have happen'd in England Scotland Ireland Flanders c. Relating to State Affairs Sieges Battles Sea-Fights and other Naval Matters WITH A particular Relation of all the PLOTS and CONSPIRACIES against the Life of King William and his Government at Home and Abroad Also by what Means they were Discovered and Defeated by Signal Providences From his coming to the Crown to this present year 1696. Especially a large Account of the late Horrid Conspiracy to Assassine his Sacred Life and bring in a French Power LIKEWISE The Confessions and Executions of divers of the CONSPIRATORS and other things worthy of Note LONDON Printed for Henry Rhodes at the Star the Corner of Bride-Lane in Fleet-street 1696. Price bound one Shilling The Preface to the READER REader In this laboured Work you are Accomodated with all the Memorable Transactions that have happened in Courts Camps and on the Watery Element ever since the Establishment of the happiness of these Kingdoms in admitting an Illustrious Prince and Princess to the Throne Born for great Actions and particularly by prudent Councils Heroick Valour and Conduct to strike off the Chains of Opressed Europe viz. From the Coronation of King William and the late Queen being the Quintesential matter of large Volumes wherein at a small Expence both of Mony and Time you may look back upon the great Actions of mighty Princes and be Induced to Admire and Adore Almighty God for his wonderful Providences in preserving the Life of his Anointed from the Hands of violent Men and in so doing the Happiness and Tranquility of a numerous People whose safety and wellfare depend upon so Precious a Pledg of Heavens Love and Favour In this Book you may as in Map take an easy Prospect of the great Affairs that have been Transacted not only in his Majesties Dominions but in Neighbouring Nations and see Laurels Sprouting and geathered from Sea and Land the Malice of our Enemies defeated and not only their Arms foil'd and weakned but all their Plots Conspiracies and dark Councils discovered and turned back upon them to their Confusion more particularly the last Conspiracy and Intended Invasion that they had laid as they thought so sure as made them Confident of Enslaving our Religion Laws Liberties c. and that Heaven may so continue its Favours towards is us the Prayers of Your Frind to serve you J. S. ENGLAND's NEW REMEMBRANCER c. AFter the happy Coronation of Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary was on the 11th of April 1689. solemnized at Westminster with all the Magnificence Pomp and Splendor of a willing Nation spreading a general Joy through every Corner of the Land carrying a sound of Triumph even to the farthest Shoar divers great Officers and Ministers of State and others fitly qualified for the Interest of the Government made and intrusted and as a Loyal Gratitude and great Example to others on the 12th of April the Knights Citizens and Burgesses then Assembled in Parliament waited upon their Majesties to Congratulate their Coronation which was done by Henry Powle Esquire their Speaker and had the Honour to kiss their Majesties hands and on the 19th following both Houses Addressed his Majesty to render him Thanks for his Declaration and repeated Assurances that he will maintain the Church of England as by Law and that he would be pleased to Summon a Convocation of the Clergy of the Kingdom to consider more fully of the Matters in point of Religion which was accordingly done And the Kingdom of Scotland tho' incommoded with Insurrections in the Highlands not to be behind-hand in Loyalty to a Prince who had put his Life and all that was dear to him in the Ballance to rescue them from impendent Ruine having declared the King and Queen Soveraigns of that Kingdom put forth a Proclamation that none should presume to own or acknowledge the late King James the Seventh for their King obey accept or assist any Order or Commission that should be admitted by him or any way to correspond with him by writing c. and Commissioners were nominated to go for England to offer the Crown to their present Majesties and they took all convenient Care to raise Forces to quiet and suppress those that disturbed the publick Peace upon which the Viscount Dundee who headed a Party of the Rebels retired to the North with about 80 Horse but soon after his number increased as will appear in the Series of this History The Duke of Gourdon upon the first Account of the Revolution in England c. having seized the Castle of Edenbungh the strongest Hold in Scotland he was closely besieged and pressed so straitly that all Communication was cut off But the bleeding State of Ireland was to be considered where the late King was already Landed and as well a formidable Army as a confused Rabble of Papists with all the Outrages imaginable oppressed the Protestants by plundering and burning their Houses imprisoning their Persons and threatning a universal Massacre so that notwithstanding an Order of Imbargo in Scotland Ships were allowed to go over to fetch off those miserable People that fled the Persecution of their implacable Enemies and stood trembling on the Shoar in hopes of a seasonable opportunity to be transported The Parliament of England being highly sensible of the Danger Ireland was in there being a great many Forces and other Supplies Landed from France and many Towns not Tenable abandoned and swept away the Commons Addressed his Majesty in these Words WE your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Commons in this present Parliament Assembled most humbly lay before Your Majesty our earnest Desires that Your Majesty would be pleased to take into Your most serious Consideration the Destructive Methods taken of late Years by the French King against the Trace Quiet and Interest of Your Kingdom and particularly the present Invasion of Your Kingdom of Ireland and supporting Your Majesties Rebellious Subjects there not doubting in the least but through Your Majesties Wisdom the Alliance already made with such as may be hereafter concluded on this occasion by Your Majesty may be effectual to reduce the French King to such a Condition that it may not be in his Power hereafter to violate the Peace of Christendom nor prejudice the Trade and Prosperity of this Your Majesties Kingdom To this end We most humbly beseech Your Majesty to rest assured upon this our hearty and solemn Promise and Engagement that when Your Majesty shall think fit to enter into a War against the French King We will give Your Majesty such Assistance in a Parliamentary way as may enable Your Majesty under the Protection and Blessing of God Almighty has ever afforded you to support and go through with the same To this Request and Resolution of the Commons very grateful to the Nation His Majesty was pleased to Answer viz. I Receive this Address as a Mark of the Confidence you have